Police said the victim was at a bar at the corner of Bourbon and Conti streets when an black man approached her and they began talking.

According to the report, the man offered to buy the woman a drink, which she accepted. After they talked, the victim wanted to leave the bar and the man offered to walk with her.

As the two walked on Conti Street to Decatur Street, police said, they approached the 300 block of Decatur Street and the man sexually assaulted her and took her money and cellphone then fled the area.

The incident was classified as an aggravated rape. A detailed description of the rapist wasn't made available.

This is the second aggravated rape reported in the area in as many weeks.

The victim, a 37-year-old woman, said that she and her husband were on Bourbon Street, where they became separated after visiting several bars.

The woman used a stranger's cellphone several times to call her husband. After failing to reach her husband, the woman was approached by a man who said he knew where her husband was and offered to take her to him.

Police said she agreed and walked with the man in an unknown direction off Bourbon Street.

The man lured the 37-year-old woman to a dark, secluded area and sexually assaulted her. After the assault, police said, the man took her cash and fled the scene.

A detailed description of the suspect wasn't available.

Anyone with information on either of these investigations is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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